Verstappen surge continues with Singapore pole ahead of Ferraris

Max Verstappen claimed his second pole position of the Singapore Grand Prix weekend to put himself at the head of the grid for Sunday's race and prolong Ferrari's wait for a first full pole of the season. Lewis Hamilton had looked the favourite to deliver his first Grand Prix pole for Ferrari after topping the first two stages of qualifying but Red Bull rival Verstappen, who had won the day's earlier rain-hit Sprint having started first, seized the initiative in the first runs of Q3.